sceduling tasks, and telnet help

[nfsfan]

due to some isp restrictions, i ve been restarting my router every hour in win vista for quite a time now.i use TST(a telnet utility) and a command reboot(as in a txt file to restart my router).so i need help to set up the same commands in a os x and also scheduling it.plz note that i havent installed os x till now so it would be helpful for all of u if u can tell me whether i can do the same stuff in os x!

[lord_muad_dib]

there should be a cron-like daemon in osX

need to check it out

 

edit: here you go, check it's manual with google:

man cron

[nfsfan]

thanx for the reply,but i am still new to machine languages,and know only c/c++.could u plz help me with setting this up.the commands that need to be scheduled are(supposing they r the same as what i did in windows)

 

192.168.1.1 23

WAIT "login"

SEND "......\m" ( login )

WAIT "Password"

SEND "......\m" (password)

WAIT "#"

SEND "reboot\m"

WAIT "#"

[nfsfan]

well i just figured out how to enable telnet on os x,and a tried with the terminal,my commands worked.so now is there any method that enables me to create a macro...that it recognizes all my commands and thus i can schedule such a macro to run terminal with my commands again and again!

i would also like to know whether there is any way that i can view the internet connection status on the desktop or on the taskbar , as there is in windows.secondly if i have my net on and restart os x,os x says after restart that net is not connected and hence i have to restart my dsl router to get the connection back.is there any method to avoid this?

for any help,thanx in advance!